France’s presidential election resulted with Emmanuel Macron coming out on top. On May 7th, the country voted for their next president, and Macron won with nearly 65.2% of the votes, beating out Marine Le Pen (with only 34.8% of the votes). She was the former leader of the National Front, one of France’s far-right political parties.
This election has been seen as a “clear rejection of France’s mainstream parties…voters turned to the 39-year-old (Macron) to help bring unity to a deeply fractured country” (CNN). This result was unexpected considering the fact that Macron is a centrist independent, meaning that he campaigned without a traditional party. He also had no experience of governing. The election caused many political divisions in the France, and he understands “the anger, the anxiety, the doubt which many of you have expressed and it is my responsibility to hear that” (Emmanuel Macron). I am so incredibly thankful that Macron won the election. I have a lot of family and friends in France, and I understand how upsetting this election has been. This election parallels the USA’s 2016 election, however this time, the right-wing party did not win. And I think that’s a good thing, because Le Pen’s political party has had a questionable past. In conclusion, I am happy that Macron won, despite his lack of experience. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/07/europe/macron-le-pen-french-election-results/index.html
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Jackie Lim
5/9/2017 11:12:12 am
I did my Weebly on this too. Great job!!
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